Debt Collection: Improved Reporting Needed on Billions of Dollars in Delinquent Debt and Agency Collection PerformanceReviews collection issues for nontax debts. Discusses outstanding lending program debt directly managed by Fed. agencies and programs under which Fed. agencies disbursed the loans, as well as defaulted guaranteed loans for which agencies reimbursed private lenders, and are now attempting to collect. Focuses on reported data on credit receivables and delinquencies for federally managed loans, the efforts at four major credit agencies to resolve delinquencies, the results of various legislatively established collection tools, and ways reporting can be enhanced to evaluate progress in collecting debt. Charts and tables. |
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Page 6 - In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, as expanded by the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, this report presents the results of our audit of the financial statements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for fiscal year 2000.
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Page 42 - The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) is a joint and cooperative undertaking of the Office of Management and Budget, the General Accounting Office, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, working in cooperation with each other and with operating agencies to improve financial management practices.
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Page 35 - Defense and frequently the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Page 50 - ... the design of results-oriented reports on the government's financial condition and operating performance by integrating budget, accounting, and program information.
Page 51 - ... recommendations by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB). The revised standards are consistent with provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act, and require that direct and guaranteed loans be accounted for on a present value basis, fully recognizing actual and expected credit program costs. Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Number 2, Accounting for Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees, states that because credit programs provide interest subsidies and sustain...
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